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The permit fish can reach a maximum length of 122 cm and can weigh up to 36 kg, according to the
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268:Trachinotus
148:Trachinotus
959:Categories
759:Photos of
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556:References
513:beds near
462:submarines
411:are dark.
342:dorsal fin
240:Carangidae
137:Carangidae
496:Nicaragua
457:islands.
455:Caribbean
436:surf zone
364:πηλαμύς (
282:Etymology
229:game fish
155:Species:
93:Kingdom:
87:Eukaryota
846:FishBase
790:Wikidata
635:FishBase
519:Honduras
511:seagrass
432:brackish
428:channels
424:mudflats
390:anal fin
357:palometa
331:falcatus
258:Taxonomy
200:Synonyms
187:Linnaeus
133:Family:
107:Chordata
103:Phylum:
97:Animalia
83:Domain:
60:IUCN 3.1
864:5210658
796:Q972376
464:of the
366:pēlamús
353:Spanish
346:schools
338:scythes
324:species
294:trachys
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123:Order:
113:Class:
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761:Permit
549:Belize
515:Roatan
472:Permit
451:Brazil
405:scutes
397:spines
302:τραχύς
248:shrimp
237:family
221:permit
937:WoRMS
838:57PCJ
825:68576
401:lobes
318:νῶτον
310:noton
244:crabs
924:OBIS
911:NCBI
898:IUCN
885:ITIS
859:GBIF
851:1010
820:BOLD
704:2019
601:2021
584:2015
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